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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:05 am |
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Joined: Dec 25, 2010 Posts: 298
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Location: Wales,Cardiff
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Right my father has lowered my car, i bought 55m Jamex lowering springs he fitted them and done the torsion bar to match with the front
Its been a week now, i would of thought they might of softend up, it has been standing since it was done..
Advice needed i want it to be sitting on the wheel thats why i bought the 55m springs
Cheers people
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:11 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010 Posts: 422
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yh i know what you mean. doesnt even looked lowered at all, did you maybe buy springs for a GTI as they are heavier?
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Last edited by -RAJ- on Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:11 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:11 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 357
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Give it a drive, but doubt it will go much lower. With a car sitting there is no movement in the suspension to settle it is there?
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:14 am |
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-RAJ- wrote: |
yh i know what you mean. doesnt even looked lowered at all, did you maybe buy springs for a GTI as they are heavier? |
Narr i didnt mate....
Heres the link that the ones i bought...
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBay...0445549122
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:14 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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55mm drop won't be sitting on the wheel
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:15 am |
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EdCherry wrote: |
Give it a drive, but doubt it will go much lower. With a car sitting there is no movement in the suspension to settle it is there? |
Its been for an half an our drive today as my father brang it to me....
Will have a look if there's movement havent checked that yet...
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:17 am |
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iGiddy wrote: |
-RAJ- wrote: |
yh i know what you mean. doesnt even looked lowered at all, did you maybe buy springs for a GTI as they are heavier? |
Narr i didnt mate....
Heres the link that the ones i bought...
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBay...0445549122 |
yh they look like the right ones, as ed said give it a drive for a week and see how it goes
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:31 am |
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55m
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:34 am |
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my xsi was lowerd 30mm and looked lower than that.
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:34 am |
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Mattie-DS3 wrote: |
55m |
Yeah onestly, any advice /
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:41 am |
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To sit it on the wheels you need coilovers and that is about 100 to 120mm
That is about 30 or 20mm, sorry
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:46 am |
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Sorry mate, but going to have to say your wrong, my mate got 55m springs and that sits on the wheel....
Got to be a reason
ANNNY ONE :l
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:50 am |
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i dropped mine 110 with coilovers and it looked the business!!!(plus sat how you explained how you wanted it) and now i have a cracked sump!!!! worth it umm unsure but it did look good.
i dont think i can keep stocking sumps tho not easy part to find !
if you wand it lower i would invest in coilovers but don't drop it to the extreme as i did
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:52 am |
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mistralshining wrote: |
i dropped mine 110 with coilovers and it looked the business!!!(plus sat how you explained how you wanted it) and now i have a cracked sump!!!! worth it umm unsure but it did look good.
i dont think i can keep stocking sumps tho not easy part to find !
if you wand it lower i would invest in coilovers but don't drop it to the extreme as i did |
That didnt answer the q's though they are 55m springs and its looks to be gone about 10m
some one ?
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:55 am |
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have thay not sent you the wrong springs?
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